2017 Africa Cup of Nations
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The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was the 31st edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Gabon and won by Cameroon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2017 Africa Cup of Nations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12989914 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Context triple: [Indomitable Lions, afconTitles, 2017 Africa Cup of Nations]
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A.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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B.
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was the 29th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in South Africa and won by Nigeria.
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C.
2006 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Egypt and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
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D.
Africa Cup of Nations 2004
Africa Cup of Nations 2004 was the 24th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football championship, held in Tunisia and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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E.
CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African international youth football tournament for under-20 national teams, serving as a key pathway to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Target entity description: The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was the 31st edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Gabon and won by Cameroon.
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A.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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B.
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was the 29th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in South Africa and won by Nigeria.
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C.
2006 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Egypt and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
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D.
Africa Cup of Nations 2004
Africa Cup of Nations 2004 was the 24th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football championship, held in Tunisia and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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E.
CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African international youth football tournament for under-20 national teams, serving as a key pathway to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Africa Cup of Nations tournament
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international football competition ⓘ sports event ⓘ |
| bestGoalkeeper | Denis Onyango NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPlayer | Christian Bassogog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTitleCount | 5 ⓘ |
| confederations | 1 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Ivory Coast national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 31 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2017-02-05 ⓘ |
| fairPlayAward | Egypt national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCity | Libreville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 2017-02-05 ⓘ |
| finalScore | Cameroon 2–1 Egypt ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Stade de l’Amitié NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Ghana national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goalsScored | 66 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupStageFormat | 4 groups of 4 teams ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Franceville
NERFINISHED
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Libreville NERFINISHED ⓘ Oyem NERFINISHED ⓘ Port-Gentil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSelection | Gabon selected as host after Libya withdrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knockoutStage | quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off, final ⓘ |
| matchesPlayed | 32 ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfVenues | 4 ⓘ |
| officialName | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatch | Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau ⓘ |
| openingMatchDate | 2017-01-14 ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
CAF
NERFINISHED
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Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationTournamentFor | 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualifiedTeam | Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Egypt national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | AFCON 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2017-01-14 ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Burkina Faso national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Junior Kabananga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 3 ⓘ |
| winner | Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerCountry | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2017 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Description of subject: The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was the 31st edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Gabon and won by Cameroon.
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